Inspire Investment LLC对桑德森农场公司进行新投资(纳斯达克代码：SAFM)

Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new position in Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFM – Get Rating) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,273 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $239,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Signaturefd LLC raised its position in Sanderson Farms by 95.6% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 176 shares of the company's stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Profund Advisors LLC raised its position in Sanderson Farms by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 1,624 shares of the company's stock worth $310,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its position in Sanderson Farms by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 5,500 shares of the company's stock worth $1,051,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System raised its position in Sanderson Farms by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 5,409 shares of the company's stock worth $1,034,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Koshinski Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Sanderson Farms in the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.59% of the company's stock.

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Several analysts have issued reports on the company. StockNews.com assumed coverage on Sanderson Farms in a report on Thursday, March 31st. They set a "strong-buy" rating on the stock. Consumer Edge downgraded Sanderson Farms from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, June 16th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $203.00.

NASDAQ:SAFM opened at $216.17 on Wednesday. Sanderson Farms, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $175.82 and a fifty-two week high of $221.63. The stock's 50-day moving average is $199.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $190.02. The stock has a market cap of $4.82 billion, a PE ratio of 5.59 and a beta of 0.56.

Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ:SAFM – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 27th. The company reported $14.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.42 by $6.97. The company had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.39 billion. Sanderson Farms had a return on equity of 43.58% and a net margin of 15.34%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 35.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.34 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Sanderson Farms, Inc. will post 48.02 EPS for the current year.

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 3rd were paid a $0.44 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 2nd. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.81%. Sanderson Farms's payout ratio is 4.55%.

Sanderson Farms Company Profile (Get Rating)

Sanderson Farms, Inc, an integrated poultry processing company, produces, processes, markets, and distributes fresh, frozen, and prepared chicken products in the United States. The company sells ice-packed, chill-packed, bulk-packed, and frozen chicken primarily under the Sanderson Farms brand name to retailers, distributors, and casual dining operators in the southeastern, southwestern, northeastern, and western United States, as well as to customers who resell frozen chicken into export markets.

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